1998/09/24 by Raj Jain, Shiv Kalyanaraman, Shivkumar Kalyanaraman +4
Computer Science · Engineering · #Advanced Wireless Network Optimization #C.2.1 #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Network Traffic and Congestion Control #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Wireless Communication Networks Research #cs.NI
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cs/9809080
Proceedings WATM'95 First Workshop on ATM Traffic Management, Paris, December 1995 (proceedings also to appear in book form)
arxiv created 1998/09/24 · openalex publication_date 1998/09/24 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
An explicit rate indication scheme for congestion avoidance in computer and telecommunication networks is proposed. The sources monitor their load and provide the information periodically to the switches. The switches, in turn, compute the load level and ask the sources to adjust their rates up or down. The scheme achieves high link utilization, fair allocation of rates among contending sources and provides quick convergence. A backward congestion notification option is also provided. The conditions under which this option is useful are indicated.